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Open letter to trusted trustees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... he said. To be fair, Paatsch stressed that he is not attacking the trustee system - he was previously chief executive of AIST and is aware of the industry's noble beginnings - and he also credited super funds for the progress they've made in the past ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... industry, as a whole, is still moving at a glacial pace on all thing carbon, a survey shows. The joint survey by industry group AIST and the Climate Institute, called the Asset Owners Disclosure Project, released today, has given an unprecedented insight ...

On the shoulders of giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... sector as well, with lucrative offers, so our sector needs to find innovative ways to find and retain them." Fiona Reynolds, AIST chief executive, agreed with Howes about the new challenges facing an industry growing to $3 trillion by 2020. "After more ...

Underinsurance to hit crisis point

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... illness or injury. The Lifewise research reinforces early research about the nation's insurance problem. According to the 2008 AIST/IFF Survey, the average level of Term & Permanent Disability (TPD) Insurance of a super fund member is $162,000 compared ...

AIST and VU unveil graduate course

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... University have teamed up to introduce a new university course catering for trustees and other superannuation professionals. AIST and VU are delivering a new post-graduate qualification - Graduate Certificate in Superannuation Management - aimed at current ...

Retirement savings gap to reshape Aussie workforce

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... "Australians may dream about early retirement, but they are increasingly realistic about their ability to achieve it." Industry body AIST has called for measures to help narrow the saving gap, among them the long-running campaign to raise compulsory ...

Mandatory online schooling for trustees

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... consisting of both internal and external activities - be considered best practice," said Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of AIST. Both recommendations were included in AIST's recommendations in its submission to Phase One of the Cooper Review. Reynolds ...

Super funds back trustee pay disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... from next year. Similarly, Media Super chair Gerard Noonan, who is also the chair of the policy committee of industry body AIST, and Asset Super chief executive John Paul support more transparency around pay. "Yes, super funds absolutely should. And ...

Universal model tough to execute

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... will be structural issues on how they're going to continue doing what they do if the model was segmented that way," he said. AIST is also worried about the default fund criteria limiting investment opportunities such as unlisted assets, which currently ...

Hartsuyker named new shadow minister for super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... remembered as the 'hero of Aston' for his Aston by-election win in 2001." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Fiona Reynolds said AIST looks forward to working with Hartsuyker as the industry prepares for the outcome ...